Increasing Returns and Social Contagion in Cultural Industries

British Journal of Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 1999, Pages

  Kretschmer, Martin ^a   Klimis, George Michael ^a   Choi, Chong Ju ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033436040     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.10.s1.6     Document Type: Article

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